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0 pointsthroaway891y ago0 comments

Who in their right mind would not? If im the leader of a European country, and I see the US go rogue and annex their closest neighbour and longest ally, thats a clear message that the US can not be trusted.

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NewJazz1y ago· 2 in thread

Sure, but in that case you might be more preoccupied with securing your own position rather than risking intervention on a continent you have no foothold in.

throaway89OP1y ago

Securing your own position is contingent on having a proper deterrence to US invasion or belligerence. Unless you are thinking of appeasing them, but I doubt that European defense minds would consider that.

NewJazz1y ago

You realize most European armies have tons of US equipment right? They are barely able to hold back Russia, with US help. Now they're supposed to build up their domestic DIB, hold off Russia, and fight a war on unfamiliar territory?

I doubt they'd adopt outright appeasement, but they would be walking very cautiously.

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